Since the recession began, the number of homeless students enrolled in Illinois public schools has increased 48%.
2007-2008 school year
26,238
2010-2011 school year
38,900
= 5,000 K-12 Homeless Students
National Center for Homeless Education. (2012, June and 2011, June). Education for homeless children and youth programs data collection summary. Available at http://center.serve.org/nche/ pr/data_comp.php.